President Donald Trump, meanwhile, has approved federal funding to deal with damage from the December flooding.

FEMA will make $1 billion available for the BRIC program​, which helps local governments harden against natural hazards like fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes.

The Trump administration appears to be drastically reducing the federal funds it offers to help states head off future natural disasters, a decision that could come under fire as the White House faces ...

The gist, as it applies to government, is that spending on preventive measures can avoid even greater costs in the future.

Oregon will not receive federal funding to help prevent future damage from storms like the ones that hit nine counties in ...

In Washington, there’s a persistent myth that investing in disaster mitigation means choosing between environmental ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday opened applications for a major resilience grant program that the agency canceled last year, less than three weeks after a federal judge ordered ...

BOSTON — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns in ...

The federal government has denied Washington a hazard mitigation grant that the state requested as part of its response to ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Oregon's request for hazard mitigation funding tied to the December 2025 ...